LAST THEOREM

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Publikace: LAST THEOREM - CLARKE, A. C.. The final work from the brightest star in science fiction's galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, who predicted the advent of communication satellites and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey completes a lifetime career in science fiction with a masterwork. 30 light years away, a race known simply as the One Point Fives are plotting a dangerous invasion plan, one that will wipe humankind off the face of the Earth...Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, a young astronomy student, Ranjit Subramanian, becomes obsessed with a three-hundred-year-old theorem that promises to unlock the secrets of the universe. While Ranjit studies the problem, tensions grow between the nations of the world and a UN taskforce headed up by China, America and Russia code-named Silent Thunder begins bombing volatile regimes into submission. On the eve of the invasion of Earth a space elevator is completed, helped in part by Ranjit, which will herald a new type of Olympics to be held on the Moon. But when alien forces arrive Ranjit is forced to question his own actions, in a bid to save the lives of not just his own family but of all of humankind.Co-written with fellow grand master Frederik Pohl, The Last Theorem not only provides a fitting end to the career one of the most famous names in science fiction but also sets a new benchmark in contemporary prescient science fiction. It tackles with ease epic themes as diverse as third world poverty, the atrocities of modern warfare in a post-nuclear age, space elevators, pure mathematics and mankind's first contact with extra-terrestrials. Publikace: LAST THEOREM - CLARKE, A. C.. The novel will spearhead a re-launch of all Arthur C. Clarke backlisttitles in 2008 and 2009. The proofs for this novel were signed offonly a week before his death earlier this year. Clarke worked withFrederik Pohl, who completed the writing due to the SF grandmaster's failing health. It is a fitting tribute to man whose visionary writing predicted communications satellites and created the landmark work 2001AD: A Space Odyssey, that The Last Theorem is a stunning work of big ideas with a mesmerising narrative. The Last Theorem - Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl od authora Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl a nakladatelství v kategorii Knihy za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz